It had been five long years since my brother and his manservant, Much, had gone to the Holy Land to fight in King Richard's private guard. Five long years that I have prayed that he would return unharmed. Since he had left, I have remained at Locksley Manor, but Dan Scarlett watched over me and treated me like his own daughter.

"Dan is that you? Dan, Dan Scarlett?" I heard a voice call my surrogate father. I was in the back, hanging laundry to dry. Soon after, I could hear Luke's bow. I set down the basket and began walking around the small house.

"Robin, is it really you?" I waited at the corner of the house, waiting his reply to see if his appearance was just an illusion.

"Sable?" He looked at me, "What are you doing here?"

"Robin," I ran and gave my brother a hug.

"She has helped us with woman's work, ever since Jane died." Dan answered.

"Then at dusk, I return to the manor." I smiled at him and gave another hug to Robin.

The trampling of horses and soldiers quickly ruined our reunion because Sir Guy had returned.

"Sack of flour have gone missing from the store, and they will be accounted for." Right after the words left Guy's lips, a boy, a couple years younger than myself was pulled forward.

"Who helped him? If you come forward now, I may show lenience." Lenience, Guy knew nothing of lenience. I was thankful when my brother stepped up to put an end to this madness. Then as Robin and Much left for the manor, I walked to make sure the boy's mother was all right.

"Will, Luke!" I heard Dan shout as soldiers arrested them.

"Guy, please,"

"Sable, move,"

"No, what have they done? You can not take them, they are my family,"

"Move!"

I grabbed the reigns of the horse, "No, let them go, they have done nothing!"

"I am sorry, Sir Guy," Dan came and grabbed me, pulling me away from the horse.

"No, let me go!" tears were streaming down my face as Will and Luke were forced out of Locksley.

"Shall we go saddle your horse now?" I looked at him oddly. "Don't give me that look, your going to go anyway and Robin shall be there soon. I just could not watch you be arrested also."

"Dan," I hugged him as I began to cry harder. "Thank you, for everything, I owe you so much."

"You are my daughter, blood or not, now be safe." It only took a few moments to saddle up my horse, Summer.

"Dan, please go eat," he nods as I jump on summer and begin to ride to Nottingham.

The following morning, I stood behind my brother's chair, during the council of Nobles, however he had not yet arrived. I had to listen to the sheriff go rambling on about how are we supposed to feed an army on the taxes that are being collected now.

"The lord of Locksley" I smiled as my brother had finally arrived, and watched him take a stand against the sheriff.

That night was my brother's welcome home feast, however I could not bear to attend knowing that my family, Will and Luke, were going to be hanged. I spent the time, walking about the castle, thinking. There had to be a way that I could help them, but I could not find one. The sheriff knew not of kindness nor forgiveness. They were to be doomed to death.

I returned to the room that I had been given, and fell into a restless sleep that was plagued with nightmares of death.